Broom-assembling machine



Aug. 18, 1925.

I. J. HOLLENSBE ET AL BROOM ASSEMBLTNG MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 26 1924 Aug; 18, 1925.

LJ. HOLLENSBE ET AL BROOM ASSEMBLING MACHINE Filed Jan. 26. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fin 472 02262666, 1 76.27 Swag,

:11 l uc'n You? Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

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IRA J. HOLLENSBE AND EARL F. SHELLEY, 0F GREENSBURG, INDIANA.

BROOH'I-ASSEMBLING MACHINE.

Application filed January 25, 1924. Serial No. 688,766.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IRA J. Honnnnsnn and EARL F. SHELLEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Greensburg, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Assembling Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for assembling broom material.

An object of the invention is to provide a machine for assembling broom material of dilterent grades, with a coarse grade of material forming a tiller, a finer grade of material forming a cover for the filler, and

a still liner grade of material forming a hurl or outer covering of the broom, adapted to position the layers relative to one another so that in the compressing operation, the covers and hurl will be evenly distributed over the filler. In carrying out this object it is designed to overcome disadvantages at present experienced in the manufacture of brooms which occur from an ranging the filler, the covers, and the hurl in concentric relation which when compressed to form the finished broom is disarranged to such an extent that in some in stances the filler is exposed at the sides of the broom. In overcoming this disadvantage the covers and the hurl are placed on the filler so that at diametrically opposite points the sections of the covers and the hurl are substantially greater than at the intermediate points, the thickened portions of the hurl being arranged in intermediate relation with respect to the thickened portions of the covers so that the broom bundle will be round, this arrangement of the layers of material providing an evenly distributed layer of covers and hurl over the filler in the finished broom.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a broom assembling machine with means for grading the material and holding the layers of the graded material in the relation above mentioned while the same is being inserted through a guiding sleeve which is adapted to compress the bundle and apply a binding ring thereto, so that the bundle may be subsequently removed from this machine and conveyed to a compressor.

A further object of the invention resides 1n providing a simple and eflicient construction for mounting the binding ring and guiding the broom material through said ring as 'well as determining the position of the ring on the broom bundle, means being provided for permitting the ready removal of the bundle from the guiding and ring holding means.

The invention further comprehends other objects and in'iprovements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts which are specifically pointed out in the following description and claims describing a preferred form of the invention, it being understood that variations may be made in the construction and operation of the ma chine without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described and claimed.

In the drawings, forming a part of this application,

Figure l is a side elevation of the broom assembling machine with a bundle of mate rial in assembled relation.

Figure 2 is an elevational View taken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the machine showing the hinged section of the guiding sleeve moved to open position and parts of the assembling and grading unit removed to show the structure and relation thereof to the guiding sleeve.

Figure 4: is a vertical sectional view through the machine showing the parts in position for receiving a charge of material to be assembled.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the base member showing the method of supporting the binding ring therein.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a transverse section through a bundle of assembled broom material on the line 55 of Figure 1, showing the binding ring holding the material in assembled relation.

1 indicates a bench or other desirable supporting structure for the assembling machine on which is mounted the base plate 2, having a U-shaped base member 3 mounted on one end thereof at the upper end of which are secured a ti-shaped ring and supporting plate 4, and a ring positioning plate 5 in superposed relation thereon adapted to support in position the binding ring 6, in a proper position with respect to the remaining structure for receiving a charge or bundle of broom material.

The guiding sleeve 7 for broom material through the ring 6 is mounted on the ring positioning plate 5 and formed of a pair 0t sections 8 and 9, the section 8 form ng a stationary seotioin which is secured to the base member 3 thru securing screws or the l ie 10 which also eutend through the ring supporting and positi-zming plates for securing said u sssenbled relation vith the base. on 9 guiding sleeve is hinge to ii.

section 8 and positioned on the base her so that it may overlie the o of, so that it may be swung to op i to permit removal 01 the bundle helc "real the sleeve and base men'ivthe pro ed to engage the ring member (3 to for 'e same in position against the po tioning member 5 so that the binding ring will be positioned relative to the guiding sleeve 7 so that a bundle of material fed through the guiding sleeve will be directed through the ring. This guiding sleeve 7 is of rrustoconical form, the lower diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter 01 the ring 6, in order that all mate al fed through said sleeve will be directed through the binding ring. Alatch is provided 12 on the tree end of the hinged section 9 ot the guiding sleeve "for cooperation with the radial flan i 13 on the stationary sleeve section 8 for holding said section in assembled sl forming relation.

A stationary hollow sleeve member 1'1 is mounted on the end of the base opposite to the base member 3 and receives an interfitting rotatable sleeve 1 1 provided with a laterally extending arm 15 arrying a broom material assembly and ding unit 16 at the end thereof adapted tor cooperation with the guiding sleeve 7. This assembling and grading unit provides an outer "frusto-conical sleeve member 18 formed of a pair of assembled half sections provided with flanges 19 secured to the laterally extending arm 15 as indicated at 20, the meeting edges or" the section of the member 18 looting curved upwardly at the upper edges as indicated at 21 for determining the position of the central or intermediate sleeve member 22 which is also termed of a pair of halt sections havingthe edges extended outwardly and secured between the flanges of the half section of the outer member 18 as clearly shown in Figure 6, the lower end of this inter: to diate sleeve member tcrmi in a horizontal plane and in spaced relation with respectto the outer sleeve member 18. Figure 6 it will be noted that the intermediate slccvo member is of substantially elliptical form in cross section, in order to provide poc cts 23 and subs antially crescent shapeo for receiving the covers and hurl to form the outside finishing layers for the broom the covers being iidicated in Figure *5, 5 and the hurl an inner sleeve ot' trusto-conical term is minted within the sleev centric relation wit tom end oi which horiz ntal plane, and in spaced relation with the bottom end of the outer and intermediate sleeve and the up er end of whicl extends above the upper end of the inter mediate sleeve as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4-, the central portion of this inner sleeve adapted to receive the filler ii dicatozl at 28 in l! igure 7. T his inner sleeve and in conmembers 29 secured to opp site sides 01'? the interi is .c 22 for supporting $211K inner sleeve in spaced relation thercwith. This sleeve 2'? cooperates with the intermediate sleeve in torn'iing the pocket 2 for the reception of the cover the upper eoge of each of the sleeve members forming the brush assembly and grading mechanism is provided with an outwardly flared port-ion 30 so that the material being ted into the sleeve members will slide in easily and not be scraped or shaved by the upper edges of these members.

With the parts positioned as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 1-, the hurl and the covers are fed into the machine through the upper ends of the sleeve members 22 and 18, and are guided by the sleeve members 8 and through the ring 6 until the ends rest on the base plate within the base member 8, the sleeves 18 and 22 grading the material from the outer toward the inner portion thereof and positioning the hurl and covers in crcscent shaped section, the thicker portions of which occur at diametrically opposite points in each section, the section being arranged in alternate relation after which the filler material is fed through the inner sleeve 27 and pushed through this sleeve until the lower ends engage the base plate This assembles bundle with the filler or coarse material in the central portion and two layers of finishing material distributed around the filler, the whole being bound by the ring 6 as the guii-iing sleeve 8 directs all of the material tlno gn this ring. The hinged section 9 may now be swung to the open position as shown in Figure 3, by releasing the latch 12 from the flange 13 and will permit the rotation 01" the support 14 to carry the assembling mechanism 16 and the broom bundle outwardly from the guiding member From llt)

and the U-shaped base member for subsequent removal from the unit to be conveyed to a compressing machine.

It has been found very diliicult in practice to arrange the covers and the hurl over the fillers in such a manner in assembling the bundle that they will be equally distributed over the filler after the same has been compressed, as the compression operation re arranges the relationship of the layers of covers and the hurl so that at some places the filler is exposed. It has been found, however, that by forming the covers and hurl as indicated in Figure 7, these sections will be evenly distributed or substantially so over the filler during the compressing operation, so that in the finished broom, the covers and hurl will prevent exposure of the filler thru the sides of the broom.

It will be apparent from the above description that the invention includes a simple and effective structure and association of parts for assembling the various layers of the broom bundle for binding them in a ring preparatory to being conveyed to a compressing machine and also that a particular relation has been provided between these several grades of material used in forming a broom, so that the coarse material will be in the central portion and be protected and covered by finer grades of material which is positioned over the outer surface of the filler.

It is also to be understood that any kind of material adapted for use in broom making for supplying the various grades of material used in making the filler, the covers, and the hurl may be used in connection with this machine, including such material as bamboo, rattan, bass, basine, hickory splits, Spanish rush,broom corn, etc, separately or in com bination with each other.

What is claimed is:

1. A broom assembling machine including a base plate, means for re-movably supporting a binding ring above said base plate in spaced relation thereto, guiding means associated with the ring supporting means for guiding broom material through said ring to form a bundle, and a material assembling and grading unit movably mounted on said base plate comprising a plurality of assembling members arranged in spaced relation Within one another, for grading and assembling broom material.

2. A broom assembling machine including a base plate, means for removably supporting a binding ring above said base plate 111 spaced relation thereto, guiding means asso ciated with the ring supporting means for guiding broom material through said ring to form a bundle, and a material assembling and grading unit movably mounted on said base plate above said ring supporting means having a plurality of frusto-conical sleeve members arranged in interfitting spaced relation within one another, the inner and outer members being circular in cross section and concentric, and the intermediate memher being ofoval sl ape in cross section and arranged intermediate the inner and outer members in spaced relation thereto.

3. A broom assembling machine comprising a base plate, a binding ring adapted for mounting above the base plate, guiding means for guiding broom material into said ring, and a material assembling and grading unit movably mounted on the base plate having a plurality of inter-fitting relatively spaced frusto conical sleeve members including an outer sleeve member formed of assembled half sections having radially extended flanges thereon, an intermediate sleeve member formed of assembled half sections having diametrically opposite radially extending flanges secured between the correspondingflanges of the outer member for assen'ibling the intennediate and the outermembers in spaced relation, and an inner member formed of half sections hav ing diametrically opposite outu 'ardly directed flanges at the juncture of the sections attached to the intermediate portion oi the sections 01"- the intermediate member, whereby said sleeve members are mounted in spaced relation relative to one another for receiving, assembling, and grading material to be secured in a bundle by said ring.

4. A broom assembling machine including a U-shaped base member, a binding ring re movably mounted in the upper end portion of said base member, a guiding sleeve having a hinged section mounted on the upper end of said base member for guiding broom material through the ring, and a broom material assembling and grading unit having a plurality of spaced interfitting irusto-conical members for receiving, assembling, and holding material in graded relation while being fed through the guiding sleeve and ring.

5. A broom assembling machine including a base member, a binding ring removably mounted in the upper portion of said ring member, a guiding sleeve having a hinged section mounted on the upper end of said base member for guiding broom forming material through the ring, and a' broom material assembly and grading unit movably mounted over said guiding sleeve adapted for receiving, assembling, and holding ma terials in graded relation while being fed through the guiding sleeve and ring to form a bundle and adapted in its movement relative to said guiding sleeve to remove the bundle and ring binding the same from the sleeve and the base member.

6. A broom assembling machine including an open ended base member, a binding ring removably mounted in the upper portion of said base member, a guiding sleeve having a hinged section mounted on the upper end of said base member for guiding the broom forming material through the ring, aid hinged section hav a depending lug iornied thereon for positioning the binding ring in a predetermined relation thereto in the base member, and a broom'material assembling and grading unit movably mounted relative to said guiding sleeve for receiving, assembling, and holding material in graded relation, while being threaded thru the guiding sleeve and ring to form abundle, said unit being movable for removing the finished bundle from said guiding sleeve and base member.

7. it broom assembling machine including a base plate, a U-shaped base member mounted on said base plate, a binding ring supporting and positioning means mounted on the upper end oi said base member adapted to removably receive and position the bind ing ring therein, a guiding sleeve mounted on the upper end of said base member and positioning means having a hinged section provided with a depending binding ring holding lug adapted in closed position to cooperate with said positioning means to hold the binding ring in a predetermined relation with said guiding sleeve, said guid ing sleeve having a diameter at the loWer end thereof equal to the inner diameter of the binding ring, and a broom material assembly and grading unit movably mounted above said guiding sleeve and adapted for cooperation therewith for guiding and grading broom material to be compressed by said guiding means and inserted through said binding ring to form a bundle, said hinged section being adapted to open to permit the movement of the assembling unit and the assembled bundle from the guiding sleeve and base member.

8. Assembling meansfor broom material comprising a binding ring,and means 'for ssembling different grades of broom ma- L 11 in a bundle in said ring, in predetermined relation comprising means adaptto receive and hold filler material in" the material aid tiller material outwardly therea greater distance at a pair of opposite points from said fillerholding means than at a pair of intermediate points, and additional means adapted to receive and hold a hr l outwardly of the cover material, said ad ltional means beingspaced a greaterdistance from said cover holding means at a pair of opposite points intermediate the points of greater diameter of the cover holding means, than at the point of greater diameter of the cover holding means.

9. Means for assemblingbroom material in a binding ring, in predetermined relation, including a member formed with a central passage for receiving filler material, a second mentioned member outwardly of the first mentioned member forming a passage around the first member for cover material, and another member, around the last mentioned member forming a passage for hurl,

said two last mentioned members being termed to provide passages having portions of greater width at diametrically opposite points arranged in alternate relation.-

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa tures.

IRA J. HOLLENSBE. EARL F. SHELLEY.

t last mentioned means'being spaced 

